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And his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel; <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and his second, Daluiah, of Abigail the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, of Abital; <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>It happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Now Saul had a secondary wife, Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ishbaal son of Saul said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's secondary wife?" <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ishbaal, and said, "Am I a dog's head? Until today, is it for myself that I have been doing all these things, showing loyalty to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David? And yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not do even so to him; <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And Ishbaal could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, "Whose is the land?" and saying, "Make an agreement with me, and look, my hand shall be with you, to bring all Israel around to you." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He said, "Good. I will make a covenant with you, but one thing I require of you. That is, you shall not see my face unless you bring along Mikal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>David sent messengers to Ishbaal, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Mikal, whom I betrothed to myself for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Ishbaal sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But her husband went with her, weeping behind her, as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go back." So he went back.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Abner advised the elders of Israel, saying, "For some time you have wanted David to be king over you. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now then do it, for the LORD has spoken of David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'" <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Abner also spoke privately to the sons of Benjamin. And Abner also spoke privately to David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires." David sent Abner away; and he left in peace.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Look, the servants of David and Joab were returning from a raid, and brought in a great spoil with them. But Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he left in peace. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>When Joab and all the army who was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, "Abner the son of Ner came to David, and he has sent him away, and he left in peace." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then Joab came to the king, and said, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away? Now he has gone. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Don抰 you know the evil ways of Abner the son of Ner? He came to deceive you and to observe your movements and to learn everything that you are doing."<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>When Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the abdomen, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Afterward, when David heard it, he said, "I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD now and forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>May it whirl over the head of Joab, and on all his father's house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the coffin. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>They buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Your hands were not bound in chains, your feet were not put into fetters. As a man falls before the ruthless, so you fell." All the people wept again over him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun goes down." <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; just as everything the king did pleased the people. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner. <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>The king said to his servants, "Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has fallen this day in Israel? <span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>I am this day weak, though anointed king. And these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too brutal for me. May the LORD reward the evildoer according to his wickedness."<p></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="//nheb.net/">New Heart English Bible</a><br />Edited by Wayne A. 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